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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Six Persons Killed.

CINCINNATI, O., Sept. 21.-Offfcer
Weeks, of Louisville, came here last
night and asked the assistance of the
police in arrestlng George Williams,
colored, on charge of murder. The
man was found last night and locked
up. To-day he made statement that
two colored men, George Hood, from
Columbus, Miss, and William Carroll,
from Nashville, Tenn, came to him
last February at Memphis and proposed
to do robbery. He agreed, and they
went to the neighbours house and,
putting him on guard in the road, Hood
and Carroll went in and killed six of the
family and came out with the money
and jewelry. He says they went first
to Corinth and then to points in Tennes-
see, where the jewelry was disposed of.
He got nothing but a pair of pants and
a pair of shoes. He says Hood is in the
Harrodsburg jail, and Carroll is prob
ably in Nashville,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
DULUTH MATTERS.
StOppage of Government Work in
the Harbor---Notes.-


the Harbor---Notes.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Minn., Sept. 21.-At 6 o'clock
this evening the government work in
the Duluth harbor for the season came
to stop. The dredging contract was
let to Williams, Upham & Co., who
have completed the work in two weeks
less than the time specified. During
the season 224, 1922 cubic yards of earth
have been removed, and the increase in
the navigable area of the harboI is.
twenty-Seven and eight-tenths acres,
The total harbOr area is now 1874
acres, exclusive of slips, and the
amounts removed this season were:
May, 19,377.65; June, 45,004.00; July,
19,727.O2. A contingent reserve of
the total appropriation of $4,000
is unexpended, and .S45,519.90 has
been expended, of which amount the
dredging firm received S34, 769.90, the
balance of the expenditure being for
incidentalS, new instruments, salaries
of superintendent, etc. The depth Of
the harbor where the dredging has
been done this season is over sixteen
feet. The work at the canal comprises
protection cribbing and general repairs.
breakwater has been constructed, and
400 feet remain to be completed. AT
Grand MaraiS the work was finished
some time ago.
Andrew Mackie, formerly employed
as night Waterman at the gas house,
threatened to shoot Supt. Craig to-day,
and went to the cOmpany'S Office for
that purpose The superintendent was
out, and Mackie became abusive and
was ordered to quit the premises by T.
G. Kennedy, theobookkeeper. He re-
fused to go, and when Kennedy
started to put him out, Mackie drew a
passing through bis coat. After short
scuff1e the would-be murderer was az
rested and jailed.
Grant q Ross secured contracts at
Port Arthur, Ont, to-day for the con-
struction of the first forty miles of the
Port Arthur, Duluth & Western rail-
road. The contracts are let to cover
the road between Port Arthur and
Whitefsh Lane. Under extra provis-
ions of contract further agreements
will be entered into in which
the contractors pledged themselves
to complete the road to the boundary
d Ross contract commences next Mon
day and will be vigorously pushed
through the winter.
The recent disappearance of $4,000
from the Union National bank turns
out to be the work of an adroit sneak
thief who distracted the package from
the vault while the bank officers were
examining number of checks which
had just been presented. The detectives
are about certain the money has not yet
left the city and claim to have spotted
connected with the bank. The loss was
discovered within twenty minutes.
HARRIsoN's REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE
has over $3.50, 900 in inside property in Su-
perior. Can be bought for one-third its real
value, as it must be sold. Hotel st. Louis
hui1dinp
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
A Big Oil Blaze.

TOLEDO, o., Sept. 21.-Private dis
patches have reached this city bringing
information of a big oil contlagration
near Cygnet, little village on the To-
ledo, Columbus 81 Southern railway.
The field is located one mile south of
this village, where there are large stor-
age tanks owned by the Buckeye Pipe
line, STANDARD Oil company, and con-
sisting of nearly dozen large oil wells.
all of which have been flowing into
these tanks. The fire broke out last
night about O'clock, the gas which has
been continually exhaled by the wells
becoming ignited by the fire beneath an
engine boiler. The woods and every-
thing in close proximity to the wells be-
ing redolent of Oil, were at once in flames
and all efforts either to extinguish the
fire or shut off the flow of Oil and gas
We're futile, and the fire continued to
burn until the derricks and large por-
ton of the tanks were consumed. The
engineer who had charge of the field,
and whose name is not known,i is thought
to have been fatally burned. The life
of a companion with him, name like
wise unknown, is despaired of. The
loss will exceed $1,000
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Eighty are Dead.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-A Springfield.
ILL.,, special says: President E. f.
Leonard, of the Toledo, Peoria & West
ern, has filed with the state railroad and
warehouse commission an official report
of the Chatsworth accident. The dOcu-
ment says nothing of the circumstances
does it attempt to locate the responsible
ity for the wreck. The report estimates
from the number of tickets sold that
there were $40 passengers on the train,
of whom eighty are now dead. The
number injured is given as ISL, ten of
whom were employees of the road. Nine
employees and 102 passengers have re-
covered from their injuries and thirty
nine are still under the care of ply
sicians. Three OF four are not free
from danger of fatal results.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Reduction ON Baggaee.

The Manitoba has issued circular to
all agents directing them to allow re-
duction on baggage ON freight trains.
This is for the especial benefit of travel
ing men, as follows:
When passengers travelling on freight
trains with proper tickets offer baggage for
transportation on same trains you will way
bill the same free to the terminal or interme-
date station on our own line, as shown by
the ticket, providing it does not exceed $50
pounds. Any excess over $50 pounds you
will way-bill at the regular excess baggage
rate issued from the general passenger Office,
taking effect May 1, 1887. Shipments should
be prepaid. When from a ron-reporting sta
ton trainmen should receive the property
ton in accordance with the above condi-
fians
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
AN OLD BACHELORS LOVE.

Now, because you are young and romantic,
You wonder have not wife,
And you hint at an episode frantic,
a chapter Of love in my life.
/ have foated far down On times river,
And yet confess not dart
Little Cupid let fly from his CULVER
Has hit my phlegmatc old heart.
You incredulous being to doubt it!
Well. have it your way If you will.
You are right. Ask me no more about it.
Enough, that Iloyed-loye.her still.
No, she is not beautiful creature,
But she has a beautiful soul,
And its grace, shining out in each feature.
Transforms and nlumines the whole.
why not matry her, then? 1t is clearly
Sheer folly such feeling to smother
shall love her forever sincerely,
But man, can marry-my mother,
IN. A. ChiIds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
ALAsKA,s RESOURCES.

The great tide of travel which set in
to Alaska during the summer has, in
some measure, dissipated the popular
ignorance regarding the resources of
that far off portion of Uncle SANS pos
sessions, and the testimony of Mr.. DAw-
SON, commissioner of education, who
has just returned from visit to Alaska,
will be of further aid in acquainting the
public with the territOry's possibilities.
1t is conceded that there is in Alaska
hardly enough agricultural land to make
good-sized potato patch, but mineral
wealth and extensive tracts of timber
exist i'll profusion. In addition to this
the rivers of the territory contain the
finest salmon in the world, and already
numerous cannerieS have been estab-
liShed. Miners also have begun to go
into the country, and though but an in
Intestinal portion of the field has been
prospected, several paying mines have
been struck.
Notwithstanding these inducements
to the fortune-seeker, the lack of any
thing like adequate legal protection of
life and property and the indistinctness
of boundaries has prevented the develop
ment of the territory's wealth that
would otherwise have ensued. Con-
gress at its coming session should give
Alaska a complete territorial form of
government, exactly the same as that
now obtaining in Dakota and Montana,
and the appointment of a boundary
commission, to definitely locate the line
between this country and the British
possessions, should be authorized.
AS the greatest reservoir of mineral
wealth in the country, and as the prob
able future source of the country's tim
Der supply, governmental jurisdiction
in Alaska should be ample and well
defined.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Another Train Horror.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 21.-A
special from Arkansas City, Kan, says:
A disastrous wreck occurred on
the Gulf division of the
Southern Kansas railroad at
Guthrie, four miles south of Purcell,
Indian Territory, lightning express
and construction train collided
while both were moving at a
high rate of speed. The two engines
and twelve freight cars were piled
in a heap and the list of killed
and wounded is large. Engineer Charles
Pearson was fatally crushed and his
fireman, Charles Stewart, seriously
hurt. 1t is rumored that large num-
Der of the workmen were killed but
details are meager, Most reports say
that eight to ten were killed or
wounded.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
The Port A rthur Road.
Special to the Glohe

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Sept. PA Port Arthur
special says: Work is to be commenced
at once on the Port Arthur, Duluth &
Western railway which has been talked
about during the last five years. The
contract to build the first forty miles of
road TO the mines has been let to
Messrs. Grant and Ross and was signed
to-day. Sixty miles will be finished by
Aug. l, 1888. The chief promoters of
the enterprise are Sir Alexander Gait,
Thomas Marks, of Port Arthur, and
Alex McEwen, of London, England.
Bonds will soon be issuSed. This road
will open up one of the richest mineral
fields in the world.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
TO.DAY,S WEATHER.

WASHINGTON. Sept. %, 1 a. m.-Indica,
tons: For Wisconsin; cooler, clear and
clearing weather and light to fresh north
westerly winds, becoming variable, followed
Friday by rising temperature. For Mime
sofa and Iowa: Warmer, fair weather, pre-
ceded in Southern Iowa by local rains and
light to fresh variable winds, becoming
southeasterly For Eastern and Central
Dakota: Warmer; light local rains and light
to fresh variable winds, becoming gener-
ally soulheasterly.
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
ST. PAUL. Sept. 21.-The following observa-
tons were made at : As y. M. local time:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Machine Shops Burned.

Special to the Globe.
NEGAUNEE, Mich, Sept. 21.-The
machine shop and engine house of the
Pioneer furnaces at this place were
burned this morning at an early hour.
The loss is about $4,000, fully covered
by insurance as follows: Liverpool,
London and Globe, $4,000; North Amer
lea Aetna and Home of New York, S1O,-
600 each. The cause of the fire is UNI
known. A large number of men are
thrown out of employment. The fur
naces are owned by the Iron Cliffs
company, one of the wealthiest cooper
ations on the peninsula, and it is said
the buildings will be rebuilt immedi-
ately.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Shot Himself.

SAVANNAH. Ca, Sept. 21.-Capt.
Stephen Lozier, master and part owner
of the schooner Beebe, committed sui
eide this morning in his room on board
the vessel. He had been suffering from
dyspepsia, and was worried about a de-
taking on lumber for New York. The
suicide had placed the muZZle of re-
vOlver in his mouth and fired. His
home was in Hackensack, N. j., where
he owns considerable property and has
grown children. he was fifty-three
wears old,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
He Will Appeal.

New ORLEANS, La, Sept. 21.-Hon.
Will A. Strong, secretary of state of
Louisiana from 1876 to 1884, was con-
victed of embezzlement at Baton Rouge
last night. Strong was the custodian
of the ticket paper required by law to
be used in state elections, and he col
lected from candidates about $4,000
which he failed to turn over to the State.
He will appeal to the supreme court.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Moonshiners at Work.

r. OTTAWA, Ca, Sept. 21.-The moon
sinners around Dahlonega are becom-
ing aggressive. Notices have been
served upon ipfOr mers that they must
leave the country. A party of masked
mo0nshiners went to the house of James
Ash, beat him over the head with pis-
,tol until he was senseless, then took
him to the woods, tied him to tree and
dashed him severely. Ash has left the
neighborhOod and is afraid to return.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
They Have Agreed.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-The two COM
mittees appointed by the lines east and
west of Chicago to consider the subject
of uniform freight classification met
to an agreement. At present the west
ern roads divide freight into ten different
classes and the eastern roads into six.
A compromise was reached on the basis
that the future classification should
contain eight classes, which should
govern all lines from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast and north of the Ohio
river. A committee of fifteen was APP
pointed to begin ON Monday next the
work of rearranging the classification.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Bribery Intended.

CONCORD, N. II. Sept. 21.-The report
of the senate investigating committee
on the alleged attempted bribery of Sen
ator Sawyer by Kirk Pierce was submit
ted to-day. 1t is signed by four OF five
of the members Of the committee, Mr..
Hersey making minority report. The
majority report says:
Upon our construction of testimony and in
our opinion, Hon. Elmer d. Sawyer is justi-
fled in the conclusion that it was the inten-
ton of Mr.. Pierce to offer bribe.''
The committee finds Mr.. Pierce blam-
able for any mention of money, even in
a joke, the latter, as he claims in his de-
Tense, was all there was in it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Put 1t on the Piano.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
PALMER, Mass, Sept 2O.-Mr. Stillman
Ellis to-day drew 81 500 from the Mum
son national bank to pay off his factory
hands. He took the money to his resi-
dence, careiessly deposited the package
on the piano and attended to some bust
ness in another part of the house.
A prolonged cry for help caused Mr..
Ellis to come back to the piano room
where he found his daughter lying un-
concious on the floor with an ugly wound
on her head. The money was missing.
Miss Ellis has not gained consciousness
and there is no clue to the identity of
her assailant. The town is in state of
intense excitement over the dastardly
deed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
PLAY ON THEIR MERITS.
Manager Foster Repudiates All
Intimation of Fraud,

Last Mondays GLOBE gaye.the public
an idea of the current talk concerning
the barter and sale of games in the
Northwestern league. Manager Foster,
OF the Minneapolis team, is in Oshkosh,
but the Globe reached him there and he
sent the following emphatic reply:
Sporting Editor of the Globe
am just in receipt of Mondays GLOBE,
and was greatly surprised and panied al the
charges of fraud brought against some of the
Northwestern League clubs by '.Helot" I
can fully assure you that every game in which
the minneapolis club has appeared on our
present Trip has been won or lost upon its
merits. Our team ought surely to have won
two, or at least one, of the Milwaukee games,
yet, by series of unfortunate errors we lost
all three. The bad work of the in-feld was
the cause of the loss of these games, and their
bad work was partially excusable, owing to
the bad condition OF the grounds. do not
believe that any club in this or any other
league began game with the intention Of
losing It, can fully assure you that our
team will endeavor to the best of its ability to
win every game in which it enters. but if we
do not succeed in winning another game this
season. it will be the result of being fairly
Outplayed. Yours, very truly
R. o. FOSTER,
Manager Minneapolis B. 3. c..
EOshkosh, Wis, Sept 20.
This denial by Manager Foster, COM
ing with the fact that the. team won one
of the two played at Oshkosh, will 60
far to Graduating from the public mind
any idea that he, at least, would descend
to anything seeming of fraud. He is,
and always has been, gentleman, and
1t must be believed will play his team to
win every game
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Chips From the Tics.

The official report of the Chicago & North
western railroad, filed with the railroad com.
mlssloners, shows a total of 9,799,13S pas,
sIe snS ca carried oo during the year ended
COG were carried in illinois. The
total number of tons of freight carried
was 8, S44.534, of which 5,3SS, POI were car.
rled in in Illinois; The operating expenses
were Sl4, 4O7, S72, and the taxes Sis, 10Y.
The taxes paid in Illinois were S17l,634.
The passenger earnings were Sc. 500 100.
and the freight earnings $19, 36l, 443, q total
of S26, 060,633
Yesterday the freight agents of the Omaha,
Minnesota d Northwestern Burlington
Cedar Rapids e. Northern, Minneapolis d ST.
Louis, Manitoba, Northern Pacific and Mil
waukee d st. Paul, held O meeting at the
headquarters of the Omaha road to discuss
the matter OF the adjusting of lumber rates
between the Duluth and Minneapolis dis
trlcts. A resolution was introduced looking
toward differential and proposing to sub.
init the matter to arbitration. The meeting
adjourned without taking any action.
The Northern Pacific road has realized &c.
I6O,7SO acres OF land under its grant The
acres earned numbered 46,75S, 400 to June
30. The sales had reached g. l39, 47S acres
inc average price per acre in 1867 was
1921, against S3.71 the previous year.
A number of the members of the Southern
Passenger association, with their families
went to Minnehaha yesterday as the guests
OF the Milwaukee. In the afternoon to Min
netonka and the Exposition, and in the even
ing to Duluth.
Sioux City, Oak, is likely to have con-
nection with the Manitoba. 1t is expected
that line will be run from Sioux City to
Brandon via Canton. FromBrandon Mani
toba branch now in operation can be utilized
The Manitoba west from Minot has been
extended and the track laid, completing 54S
miles, sand to point within sixty-tive miles of
Great Falls.
G. S. Marsh, assistant general ticket agent
of the Northern Pacific road, is now ENJOYING
his vacation in San Francisco.
The Manitoba road sent out a special train
last night consisting of nine coach loads of
people for Victoria, B. c.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul has issued a
switching tariff for st. Paul and Minneap
oils.
J.,J. ELL, of the Manitoba has gone out on
the line of the road
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
The Army Rif1emen.

Special to the Globe.
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 21.-To-day
closed the regular competition of dis
tinguished marksmen for this year.
This was at knOwn-distance firing. . Fol-
lowing are the scores, which are only
fair:
sergt. Stay, Ninth infantry, Arizona, 1853;
Sergt. Weeks, Sixth infantry, Platte, 1853;
Sergt. King, Twentieth infantry,
nahH5a Last Ess f SsFg sef n5p wa Efh
Nineteenth infantry, Texas, 1852; Sc rgt
Sergt. Hudelson, Fourth artillery, East, 1853;
Sergt. Hudson, Fourteenth infantry, Column
bia, 157; sergt. Griffith, Eighth cavalry,
Texas, 149: Sergt. Ray, Tenth infantry. Mis-
souri,, 143; .Segt. Casey, Eighth infantry,
Platte, 142; Private Hopkins, First artillery,
California, al.
The following are the totals for the
competitors:
sergt. Stevens, Seventh infantry, Platte,
500; Sergt. Griffiths, Eighth cavalry, Texas,
4S7; Sergt King, Twentieth infantry, Da-
kota, 472; Sergt. Stay, Ninth infantry, Ari-
iona, 40; Sergt. Wolford, Nineteenth in
fantry, Texas, 469; Sergt. Weeks, Sixth, in
tillery, East, Al; Sergt. Hudson, Fourteenth
infantry, Columbia, 1856; Sergt. Ray, Tenth
infantry, Missouri, 400; Sergt. Hudelson,
Fourth artillery, East, 416; Private Hopkins,
First artillery, California, 412; Sergt Casey,
Eighth infantry, Platte, 392.
The medals were presented by Brig.
Gen. Crook, in the absence of Gen.
Sheridan. Sergt. I'll. Stevens, company
q, Seventh infantry, Platte, got the
gold medals; Sergt. 81. Griffiths, troop
D, Eighth cavalry, department of
Texas, the first silver medal and dec
grafton; Sergt. G. 81. King, company f,
Twentieth infantry, Dakota, the second
silver medal and gold watch presented
by a local jewelry firm for the biggest
total in six days.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Manager Minneapolis B. 3. c..
EOShkoSh. Wis Sent %
HAMMERED HARD,
Des Moines Scores Thirteen Runs
Off Duluth's Pitcher in One Inn

Special to the Globe.
DIES MONIES, To-, Sept. 21.-Morkir
was put in the box for the visitors to-
day and was scandalously pounded. In
the second inning Des Moines sent six.
teen men to bat, and thirteen of them
crossed the plate on the heaviest bat.
ting ever seen on the home grounds.
These runs were not all earned, how
ever, as several muffs of long flies in the
Out-field helped to swell the total With
this strong lead in its favor, the home
team was courteous enough not to want
the earth, and did not try to run up the
score. Quinn distinguished himself by
magnificent catch of hot liner from
Wells bat, for which the second base.
man jumped fully three feet in the air.
Score:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
A Prohibitionist Joins GEORGE

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Sept. pa sem
sation was caused here in the political
circles last night by the appearance of
Labor club meeting. He avowed him
self for the George movement. Mr..
Copeland has been one of the leading
prohibition workers. and last year was
the candidate of that party for congress
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
Doing Their Rest.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-In reply to an in
quiry why the interstate commission
apparently is accomplishing SO little in
the way of redressing grievances against
the railroad companies, Judge Cooley is
reported to-day as saying that the COM
mission is laboring under difficulties of
which the public 'signorant- The COM
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
A Shipment of Sheen.

Fort BENTON, Mont, Sept. 90
Nearly 10000 sheep en- route from the
western end of the Manitoba track have
passed through in the last five days.
This is the first shipment by this line to
st. Paul. The track is now only TWEEN
ty--five miles, or five days, from ter
minal
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-22
A Horror Averted.

PEORIA, ILL, Sept. s1.-Another rail-
way horror on the Chicago, Rock Island
81 Pacific almost happened at Killar last
night. A bridge over chasm fifty feet
deep had burned out, but the fact was
discovered by foreman. He went one
way and tagged the passenger train,
while his wife stopped one the other way.